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PHLP Helps You Change How Your Community Eats

Change is afoot! May is an exciting month for raising awareness for healthier communities, with The Weight of the Nation from HBO, IOM, and the CDC premiering on May 14, and Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Day launching on May 19th. We've partnered with Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution to inspire the nation to fight obesity with better food: join the revolution!

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Program News

The Key to Sustainability: Health in All Policies

Jan 1, 1970

How does affordable housing contribute to obesity prevention? PHLP's Marice Ashe answered this question in a piece for the Oakland Tribune, highlighting how health advocates in Oakland are pushing for more affordable housing. "Affordable housing, education, job creation, energy efficiency -- they're all health policy issues," wrote Ashe. "Making that connection is key to creating more sustainable communities."

Webinar Recording: Federal Tobacco Control Act Enforcement in California

Jan 1, 1970

Guest speakers from the FDA and local communities joined staff from the Center for Tobacco Policy and Organizing (The Center, a project of the American Lung Association in California) and TALC for a webinar, What the Federal Tobacco Control Act Does and Doesn’t Do, and What More Can Be Done Locally. The recording is now available, with related resources mentioned during the discussion.

Where to Locate Schools? What to Consider – and Why It Matters

Jan 1, 1970

Over the past several decades, schools have increasingly been built on the outskirts of communities, too far from children’s homes for walking or biking to be practical. Download NPLAN's model school siting policies and other materials to learn more about how school siting decisions can better support students’ educational success, physical health, and overall well-being.

Getting Involved: New Products for Public Health Advocates

Jan 1, 1970

PHLP has released two new publications to help public health advocates get involved in community planning and economic development. Getting Involved in Climate Change Planning explores the overlap between climate change and healthy built environment initiatives, with a companion fact sheet about California's Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act (SB 375). Getting Involved in Transportation Planning similarly illuminates how the design of roadways and transit systems can be integrated into healthy community planning.